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6 | St Peter’s Anglican Church COMMUNITY
Bringing new life to historic church
Richard Loader “It’s absolutely amazing to walk in and see how the old While Wellington practice Tennent Brown
Architects were engaged as lead architects
and the new have been brought together.
L
ike so many beautiful old buildings in for the project, Christchurch practice Chaplin
Christchurch, St Peter’s Anglican Church For many people they will not notice any differences Crooks Architects handled all contract admin-
istration and the day-to-day work.
suffered extensive damage during the
and all the strengthening work has been hidden away.”
series of Canterbury earthquakes. Christchurch commercial builders Higgs
With its origins dating back to 1858, the Construction was engaged as lead contractor
stone church is a sacred space, a place of and Suzanne says the success of the project
peace and prayer on Christchurch’s Church Following two years of extensive earth- the integration of the new elements of the was in no small part due to the company’s site
Corner. quake repairs, seismic strengthening and church with the heritage elements have been manager who presented practical solutions to
modernisation the official re-opening and re- hugely successful. the numerous issues encountered.
Initially built in timber from Akaroa, the
dedication of the church was held on February “It’s absolutely amazing to walk in and see “You had extensive earthquake damage to
church has undergone many additions and
28, attended by Archbishop Philip Richardson how the old and the new have been brought a structure that had been built in stages over
extensions over time, notably in 1874 when
along with Bishop Peter Carrell. together. the years.”
Benjamin Mountfort was engaged as archi-
tect and made an addition in stone. His great Suzanne Price, Church Property Trustees “For many people they will not notice any
great-great nephew, the Venerable Nick (CPT) Recovery Programme Manager, says differences and all the strengthening work has to page 9
Mountfort, is the church’s current Vicar. while the $5 million project has been complex, been hidden away.”
ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, UPPER RICCARTON
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The repair has provided the opportunity to modernise the church to meet the 21st century requirements of a growing parish.
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A long journey for the Parish, expertly stewarded by Suzanne Price -CPT, well supported
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St Peters can now continue to serve the people of Christchurch.
8 | St Peter’s Anglican Church COMMUNITY
The addition of a beautifully designed timber screen between Chancel and Nave provides a small chapel, named The Nurse Maud Chapel of Compassion, for smaller services.
Providing protection
For over twenty years Masterguard has “They like the fact that it’s cost effective
established itself as a trusted provider of and that they can call one person for all
security and fire protection system services their needs.”
throughout the Canterbury region, Mac-
kenzie Basin and beyond.
Shane says Masterguard provides a ‘one
company – one solution’ total care pack-
With Head Office based in Ashburton, age. “We’re generally with the client from
Masterguard has branches in Christchurch design of their building and systems all
and Timaru ensuring agility when respond- the way through to handover and beyond.
ing to its core customer base. As the site is handed over to the client we
will go back to them for servicing of those
systems and building compliance manage-
Sales Manager Shane Walton says the ment, as well as alterations/expansion over
company offers fire, security, and safety time.”
solutions for almost every aspect of the
industry.
With a particular interest in custom
designs and heritage buildings, Master-
“If you require fire or security protection, guard’s strength lies in developing bespoke
we can take care of it from design, instal- solutions for challenging situations.
lation to long term maintenance of those
systems. We also provide fire and security
monitoring services either via our own A recent project involved the installation • SECURITY ALARM INSTALLATION • ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
monitoring centre or direct to FENZ (Fire
and Emergency New Zealand).”
of a fire alarm system in the refurbished St
Peters Church in Riccarton that involved
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COMMUNITY St Peter’s Anglican Church | 9
Restoration successfully
combines old and new
from page 6 “The church has had a myriad
“The church has had a myriad of additions
of additions and those
and those additions all performed differently additions all performed
because the structural elements varied. So
we had to get in and rebuild walls that were
differently because the
beyond repair, retaining as much as possible.” structural elements varied.
The shape of the church formed a cross So we had to get in and
with the transepts running north and south
behind the chancel that sits at the front rebuild walls that were
housing the altar, and the nave which is the beyond repair, retaining as
church’s main body stretching from the main
entrance to the transepts.
much as possible.”
While the chancel, the oldest part of the The transepts were extended providing
church, suffered the least amount of earth- space for new kitchen and vestibule that will
quake damage, the transept walls collapsed be a community hub for pastoral, musical,
through the earthquake shocks. social and educational activities.
“Although the stone church looks robust “We also moved the restored Rieger organ
on the outside, internally it’s lined with brick, to the southern transept. There’s also space
which is not as robust as stone. for the choir there too. Relocating the organ
“The nave suffered extensive damage to the was a major project and allows everyone to
southern and northern walls and when we got see it and the choir, rather than be hidden
into the repair there was a lot more damage away.”
than was obvious to the eye. The addition of a beautifully designed
“So the stonemasons completely rebuilt the timber screen between Chancel and Nave pro-
northern wall of the Nave.” vides a small chapel, named The Nurse Maud
As well as the church’s significant heritage Chapel of Compassion, for smaller services.
value, a key driver for undertaking the repair “The project has been funded by a combi-
and strengthening project was that a complete nation of grants from individuals, organisa-
rebuild was not an economic option. tions, the parish itself and from earthquake
The repair also provided the parish the proceeds.”
opportunity to modernise the church to meet Suzanne says funding applications were
the 21st century requirements of a growing submitted to different organisations for differ-
parish, for no additional cost. ent elements of the church.
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